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.. . \ e To:' files Suh.ject: SI ;1nd H experimentation 7 August 1951 (Hooms 20, 3, and 8, 6:00 Pl1 to 9:00 Pi1) • .. ' On Tuesday, 7 August 1951, Hessrs- and the write~eri~I and-l~~nd 9:00 PM with~and·~as subjects and/or oQpervers. 1njs session was opened by a briefine and a len&thy djscussion of the experiments involving "norm;J.l11 activity and the r~lation3hip these experiments had to some operational problems •. After which, the following experiments were discussed: sent, into anot.her room and ~as notic tt~s- to word , . . '.' ~ ..I. '· : This test is rer,arded as important in that it demonstrat"!s that a person having no ability or knowl8dge of SI or H tPchniques can assume control of and run an individual via a cod~ word. 111is test should have operational value. --~e s~eriment consisted of placinr~ both~· 1~nd --under deep trance, then returnin~~...,.. complet.ely~alth ~a}· ' in deep tr ·. r. which, hot~ an . visi the latter's ·offic~--examined er'office, talked otc hen left. During entire tes • . 't' '.· under deep trance yet ' id not sus ct in :r ... I • 4 I .~ ... ll .' ~ o .. It ~- '#I , , ~·~ . i:, '. . \ ... ' '• ~--~ were~i-t:!d~ tested on ten cards which · h 7 l~ers ACross ·the room. In each case, hoth~ ... am.~ere able to identify as m'lch hiGher perc(mtaGe·- o c< rds ry hearing than could other persons in t.h~ roan si t.tin~ closer to operator calling the cards. Test is siGnificant, hut, of course, wquld requir~ exhaustive tests on many subjects before positive con .:A clusions could be reached • Remainder of period was devoted to discussions rep,arding future . I• ,. SI and H experimentations. · ~ ... . ... Jl. Comment: 'i:~ '· ' .... . Both tests 1 and 2 regarded as highly successful .· and of high operational value • '· • .,,, ,;, : .. ,I ... !! . -~ . .. J \, . . . . .. . ,1.,' •:••·. ''.''I,.:.~ i . :: '. :· ,. : f:\:>:.::~1: .. . •·· '. '-., ~ .• " , .. ,,...,.'!.>oL'!/0'~' ... ' . .;. ' '( }<if . '' I ': .:·~) , ,:, ..... _'\1, The image displays a webpage with a background resembling a vault door, with metallic textures and circular mechanisms suggesting security and secrecy. The prominent title "THE BLACK VAULT" is rendered in a stylized, bold font against a dark, subtly glowing background. Below the title, a block of white text explains that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online repository of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text highlights that the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a web address for access. A bright yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is also visible, serving as a direct link to this collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redacted content, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present in this image. ''.''I,.:.~ i . :: '. :· ,. : f:\:>:.::~1: .. . •·· '. '-., ~ .• " , .. ,,...,.'!.>oL'!/0'~' ... ' . .;. ' '( }<if . '' I ': .:·~) , ,:, ..... _'\1, The document appears to be a typed report with handwritten annotations. The top right corner contains a handwritten notation with a letter and numbers, possibly a filing reference. Throughout the document, there are significant portions of text that have been redacted or obscured by black ink. These redactions are primarily in paragraph blocks, obscuring names and specific details of the described experiments. There is no visible imagery of people, locations, equipment, or facilities; the document consists solely of text and redactions. Official stamps are not visible. The document contains typed text on a white page, with some areas appearing obscured by black redactions. A handwritten annotation "A" is visible on the left side of the page. The text describes an experiment involving identification of cards by listening to whispers, suggesting the test is significant but requires further testing. Another section discusses the remainder of the period being devoted to discussions regarding future experimentations. A "Comment" section notes that tests 1 and 2 were considered highly successful and of high operational value. The overall document appears to be a report or memo detailing experimental findings.